"What would it take to see a vibrant family of Jesus Christ within close reach geographically and culturally of every person on planet earth?"

LK10 is a community of church planters driven by one burning question: how can every person in North America and beyond have access to a family of Jesus that embodies the Gospel?  There are five key elements of LK10 that shape our conversation and community based on our God-given path and place in his plan.

1.  We are a community of church planters. 

Jesus calls some to join Him in the wonderful process of birthing spiritual families (called simple churches, house churches, organic churches, etc.). These church planters are called and gifted to plant multiple churches. They are identified in the Bible as “sent ones” (apostles). In a sense, we are a community of obstetricians and pediatricians.

2.  We are a community of practice. 

We are a community of practitioners. Quoting Margaret Wheatley: “We humans learn best when in relationship with others who share a common practice… Communities of practice demonstrate that it is natural for people to seek out those who have knowledge and experience that they need. As people find each other and exchange ideas, good relationships develop and a community forms.”

3.  We are a starfish community. 

Spider organizations are highly centralized with hierarchal leadership and many clear cut rules. Starfish organizations are significantly decentralized with little hierarchy and great flexibility. It is values (DNA) that attracts people to a starfish organization. Those same values are the glue that holds it together. Our values are reflected in our seven practices .

4.  We are an outgrowth of DAWN Ministries.   

We are an outgrowth of DAWN Ministries. Many of the articles on this site were written while we were part of DAWN Ministries. (DAWN stands for Discipling A Whole Nation.) While no longer connected organizationally, we continue to be connected relationally with the larger DAWN Family. We affirm the DAWN Vision which is - a church (a vibrant family of Jesus) within close reach of every person in every region and people group.

5.  WE call The Community "LK10"

Consider the progression of Jesus’ ministry. In stage one, He trained twelve to live life like He did: that is, He taught them His practices (LK. 6:40). Then, He sent them to help birth small households of faith (simple churches) like He did. They returned and reported what they had done (LK. 9:10). In stage two, He added seventy two more and, no doubt, trained them in the same way and sent them out. When they returned, they reported what they had done (LK. 10:17). In Luke 10 we have the clearest description of the practices that Jesus followed Himself and then taught to his apostles for planting churches. All of this occurred in what we might call a “community of practice”. By calling our community “LK10”, we are saying that we want to follow these same practices.